Staff / TruthdigMar 4, 2014
The Kremlin imagined a very different narrative about Russia playing out this winter; Pierre Omidyar and Glenn Greenwald aim to reinvent journalism; meanwhile, Americans no longer want their taxes to go to paying for public higher education. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Natasha Hakimi Zapata / TruthdigMar 4, 2014
Ever fervently stated that a country shouldn't militarily intervene in another country's internal affairs, especially without pretext, and then invaded a nation anyway? Vladimir Putin and John Kerry know how you feel. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
By Jeffery Sommers and Michael HudsonFeb 27, 2014
Nothing would go further toward rebuilding prosperity in Russia than a national program to transform the country’s infrastructure. Sochi has shown the way forward, and that is the real story the Western media have sidestepped. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigFeb 18, 2014
Pussy Riot members Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, among a dozen others, were detained Tuesday in the locale of the 2014 Winter Olympics for their alleged involvement in a theft at the Hotel Adler. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 11, 2014
The murky (and possibly deadly) hotel water and the U.S. bobsledder who had to break out of his bathroom are not worthy of the pundit's attention. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Staff / TruthdigFeb 9, 2014
Kazakhstan's president is worried the final syllable of the country's name is scaring off tourists and investors; Edward Snowden was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by Norwegian lawmakers who may have felt slighted by Obama's choice of ambassador to Oslo; and now there is an app for Google Glass that will identify you at a glance. These discoveries and more after the jump. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
Juan Cole / TruthdigFeb 8, 2014
The Associated Press article on the Ukrainian hijacker who tried to divert a plane to Sochi on Friday is interesting for the words it does not use. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )
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